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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Saturday 23.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here, or they can release when the temperature increases. At high altitudes, a persistent layer of facets are buried deep in the snowpack in isolated areas. Be careful to avoid sliding out on hard and refrozen slopes.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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Below you can see a description of the current snow cover information and current weather forecast in the mountains. If your observations deviate greatly from what is described here, the warning will not necessarily apply either. Always make your own judgments or stay away from avalanche terrain.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Friday 22. April 2022

Snødekket har vært fuktet til fjelltopphøyde tidligere i uken, og er i lavlandet vått opp til ca 500-600moh. Over dette har det kommet litt nysnø siste dager.

Over mildværskaren fra mars ligger det et lag av kantkorn, som mange steder er i ferd med å bli smelteomvandlet. Det ble også observert svakt lag i snøpakken ned mot bakken, i Målselv torsdag, men dette er lite sannsynlig at man klarer påvirke.

Mountain weather

Friday 22. April 2022

2-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -4 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 23. April 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from west. -9 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Advice

The bulletin is a planning tool and may differ from the actual situation. Always make your own evaluation. To be 100 % avalanche safe, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche risk assessment

Sol og mildere temperaturer vil svekke snødekket noe, men relativt lite skredaktivitet under det kraftige mildværet tidligere i uka tyder på at det neppe blir så mye skredaktivtet denne gangen heller. Enkelte våte løssnøskred kan likevel løses ut av skikjørere, og det kan igjen bli lettere å løse ut våte flakskred på kantkornlaget de få plassene det fortsatt er potent.
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